The symposium "Wrongful Convictions: Re-examining Fundamental Principles of Criminal Law to Protect the Innocent" will be held in Madison on Friday and Saturday, November 18 and 19, 2005, hosted by the Wisconsin Law Review.  Friday’s sessions will take place at Monona Terrace Convention Center (8:45 a.m.-12, 1:30 to 5 p.m.), and Saturday’s sessions will take place at the UW Law School (9 a.m. to 2 p.m.).

The goal of this national symposium is to evaluate basic criminal law principles in light of recent revelations about wrongful convictions. All sessions are open to the public. Because space is limited, anyone interested in attending should contact Bonnie Cosgrove bacosgro@wisc.edu.

The symposium will bring together recognized experts in the field for an extensive discussion about potential legal reforms to the criminal justice system that would reduce the

incidence of wrongful conviction. Scheduled speakers include Professor

Peter Neufeld, of the Innocence Project at Cardozo Law School; Stephen

Bright, of the Southern Center for Human Rights; Professor Larry Marshall, of

Stanford Law School; and numerous other leading legal scholars and practitioners.

Topics will include eyewitness identification standards, prosecutorial discretion, advocacy for broader criminal discovery, the effects of juvenile waivers into adult court, and problems of tunnel vision throughout the system. Many of the speakers will also contribute articles to the symposium issue of the Wisconsin Law Review, creating a single volume containing the most current thought and legal scholarship about reforming the criminal justice system to prevent wrongful convictions.

For more information, contact one of the Symposium editors: Bonnie Cosgrove, bacosgro@wisc.edu, or Tricia Schulz,  tlnissalke@wisc.edu.

Submitted by on November 15, 2005

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